Psychological Distress Trajectories in Residential Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment
Four K10 trajectory classes showed improvement after 90 days. Around 7% reported sustained high to very high psychological distress. Routine monitoring of psychological distress provides opportunities to identify non-improving clients and review treatment plans to improve outcomes.
Authors
- Emma L. Hatton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1195-4419)
- Alison Beck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9031-2117)
- Laura Robinson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3409-475X)
- Lauren Mullaney
- Briony Larance (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3800-7673)
- Mei Lin Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4129-5971)
- Michele Campbell
- Peter J. Kelly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0500-1865)
- Robert Stirling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0596-8286)
Institutions
- University of Wollongong (AU)
- Mission Australia (AU)
- Alcohol and Drug Foundation (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Drug and Alcohol Review
- Published
- 2025-06-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.14099
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35
Funders
- National Health and Medical Research Council